Definition
Case of Permanent Incapacity for Work - refers to an injured person who was unable to work from the day after the day of the accident and:
- was never able to perform again the normal duties of work in the job or position occupied at the time of the occupational accident causing the injury
- will be able to perform the same job but his/her total absence from work is expected to exceed a year from the day of the accident
TRUNK OR INTERNAL ORGANS - includes rib cage (ribs including sternum and shoulder blades); other parts of thorax, including internal organs; pelvic and abdominal area, including internal organs; external genitalia; trunk, multiple sites affected; trunk, other specified parts not elsewhere classified; trunk and internal organs, unspecified